Process Operator

Senior Aerospace SSP; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Aerospace SSP is seeking a Process Operator for their Burbank facility. This full-time position requires surface treatment of metal parts using processes like sandblasting and cleaning. Operators must have a high school diploma or equivalent experience, with duties including operating tanks and ensuring quality standards.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED.
• Must have related experience or training.
• Ability to pass an internal certification test.

Responsibilities

• Operate hydrofluoric-nitric acid tanks and sandblasting machines.
• Load and check racks for proper spacing in tanks.
• Maintain organized, clean, and safe work areas.

Skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions

Ability to interpret blueprints

Common sense reasoning

Mathematical ability

Understanding of check templates

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Hand tools

Hoist

Hand trucks

Processing tanks

Job description

Company

SSP

Vacancy title

Process Operator

Ref

30896

Location

Senior Aerospace SSP - 2980 N San Fernando Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504

Employment type

Full-time

Contract type

Permanent/Regular

Working pattern

second shift Position starting at 3:30pm

Closing date

15 August 2025

Description

Who is Senior plc?

Senior plc is an international, market-leading, engineering solutions provider with 30 operating businesses in 13 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defense, and land vehicle and power & energy markets. The Group is split into two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics, servicing five key sectors.

Our global values underpin what we do, and how we do it ...

Safety - Integrity - Customer Focus - Respect & Trust - Accountability - Excellence

Who is SSP?

Senior Aerospace SSP, specializes in designing, manufacturing, and qualifying complex ducting systems for aerospace applications. Since its humble roots in 1945, the campus has now expanded to include a 59,000 sq. ft high-volume production facility, in addition to its legacy 131,000 ft2 main buildings which combined, accommodate over 500 employees. Vertically integrated with its own foundry, fabrication shop, and ISO certified engineering lab, Senior Aerospace SSP acquired by Senior PLC in 1995 and has continued its expansion into new programs and technologies.

What does the job involve?

Summary:Requires surface treatment of a variety of metal parts by such processes as cleaning, stripping, pickling, sandblasting, de-scaling, and passivation of metal parts.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:

• Operates hydrofluoric-nitric acid tanks.


• Operates sandblasting machines.


• Loads and checks racks for proper spacing in tanks and operates hoist or immerses parts by hand, when required.


• Cleans and checks for cleanliness and proper surface of a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous metal parts.


• Varies immersion time, heat of solution, solution from established Manufacturing Process Data.


• Maintains tanks by draining and replacing new fluids and may maintain solutions by adding new solutions as directed.


• Requires ability to identify parts from blueprints or Manufacturing Process Data.


• Requires keeping of necessary records as required by Quality Control.


• Performs rework, repair and other associated operations about the work described.


• Follow all Senior policies and procedures.


• Other duties with the work as assigned.

In addition to the above, Operators are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skills:

• Language: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.


• Mathematical Ability: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Other Abilities: Must be able to understand the use of check templates. Must pass internal certification test both written and practical.

Tools used:

• Hand tools, hoist, hand trucks, hooks, racks, treating and processing tanks.

Materials used:

• Ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their alloys in various degrees of hardness in the form of tubes or pre-fabricated parts, solvents, cleaners, water, acid and lubricants.

ITAR Compliance:

• Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee's names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.